Things to do in Vancouver This Weekend

It’s a busy (and rainy) weekend before Christmas so be sure to take some time out to enjoy some of the season’s festivities. Check out my top picks for FREE events and the rest of the weekend’s events below:

Things to do in Vancouver This Weekend

Events that run for longer than three days in a row are highlighted in green.

Friday, December 18, 2015
The Original Ugly Christmas Sweater Party
Hand-Stitched Ornament Workshop
CP Holiday Train Arrives in Maple Ridge/Pitt Meadows
A Dylan Thomas Christmas
Vancouver Orpheus Male Choir, Christmas Concert in Vancouver
Princess Bride at the Rio Theatre
Ellie King’s Puss in Boots
Arts Umbrella Dance Company Presents: Mixed Nuts
Shortest Day Short Film Festival
Edmar Castañeda & Dafnis Prieto at Vancouver Academy of Music
Sleeping Beauty at the Metro Theatre
Bah! Humbug! at SFU Woodward’s
Goh Ballet Presents: The Nutcracker
OffKey Improv Presents: Love Musically
Gateway Theatre Presents: The Wizard of Oz
Forbidden Vancouver Presents: War for the Holidays
Vancouver Winter Wonderland at the PNE Forum
Skating at Robson Square Ice Rink
Christmas at the Cannery – Festival of Trees
Canyon Lights at Capilano Suspension Bridge
Vancouver Theatresports: Christmas Queen 2
Vancouver Christmas Market
Burnaby Village Museum Heritage Christmas
Bright Nights Christmas Train in Stanley Park
SOS Children’s Gingerbread Village at The Peak of Christmas, Grouse Mountain
Dickens Christmas at the Britannia Mine Museum
Festival of Lights at VanDusen Garden
Enchanted Nights at the Bloedel Conservatory
FlyOver Canada Christmas
Vagabond Players Presents: Inspecting Carol
The Arts Club Presents A Christmas Story: The Musical
The Arts Club Presents: It’s A Wonderful Life
Pacific Theatre Presents: A Christmas Carol on the Air
Cirque du Soleil: Kooza
Get Snow-Globed at Harbour Centre

Saturday, December 19, 2015
CP Holiday Train Arrives in Port Coquitlam/Port Moody
Heritage Holiday at Fort Langley
Belleza at Ayden Gallery
Brentwood Holiday Magic
Musica Intima in Vancouver – A Christmas Story
Chapter 1: Live Musical Theatre
Yaletown Kissmas
Surrey Museum Very Vintage Christmas
Coastal Church: The Story of Christmas
Sally Skates with The Salvation Army at Robson Square
Dundarave Christmas Wassail & Bonfire Night
DTES Street Market
Nat Bailey Winter Farmer Market
Roundhouse Radio Stuff the Truck for the Food Bank
A Charlie Brown Christmas
45th Ave Jazz Band Presents: The Nutcracker Suite
Arts Umbrella Dance Company Presents: Mixed Nuts
Shortest Day Short Film Festival
Sleeping Beauty at the Metro Theatre
North Pole BC, Abbotsford
Bah! Humbug! at SFU Woodward’s
Ellie King’s Puss in Boots
Goh Ballet Presents: The Nutcracker
OffKey Improv Presents: Love Musically
Gateway Theatre Presents: The Wizard of Oz
Forbidden Vancouver Presents: War for the Holidays
Vancouver Winter Wonderland at the PNE Forum
Skating at Robson Square Ice Rink
Christmas at the Cannery – Festival of Trees
Canyon Lights at Capilano Suspension Bridge
Vancouver Theatresports: Christmas Queen 2
Vancouver Christmas Market
Burnaby Village Museum Heritage Christmas
Bright Nights Christmas Train in Stanley Park
SOS Children’s Gingerbread Village at The Peak of Christmas, Grouse Mountain
Dickens Christmas at the Britannia Mine Museum
Festival of Lights at VanDusen Garden
Enchanted Nights at the Bloedel Conservatory
FlyOver Canada Christmas
Vagabond Players Presents: Inspecting Carol
The Arts Club Presents A Christmas Story: The Musical
The Arts Club Presents: It’s A Wonderful Life
Pacific Theatre Presents: A Christmas Carol on the Air
Cirque du Soleil: Kooza
Get Snow-Globed at Harbour Centre

Sunday, December 20, 2015
Help Families in Need with West BWay
The Big Elf Run
Festive Cantatas – Praetorius Christmas Vespers
JOY! A Sensational Celebration
Phoenix Choir: The Singing Heart
Hastings Park Winter Farmers Market
Roundhouse Radio Stuff the Truck for the Food Bank
30th Annual Blues for Christmas at the Commodore
Celebrating Solstice, Stanley Park
Heritage Holiday at Fort Langley
Shortest Day Short Film Festival
Sleeping Beauty at the Metro Theatre
North Pole BC, Abbotsford
Ellie King’s Puss in Boots
Goh Ballet Presents: The Nutcracker
OffKey Improv Presents: Love Musically
Gateway Theatre Presents: The Wizard of Oz
Vancouver Winter Wonderland at the PNE Forum
Skating at Robson Square Ice Rink
Christmas at the Cannery – Festival of Trees
Canyon Lights at Capilano Suspension Bridge
Vancouver Theatresports: Christmas Queen 2
Vancouver Christmas Market
Burnaby Village Museum Heritage Christmas
Bright Nights Christmas Train in Stanley Park
SOS Children’s Gingerbread Village at The Peak of Christmas, Grouse Mountain
Dickens Christmas at the Britannia Mine Museum
Festival of Lights at VanDusen Garden
Enchanted Nights at the Bloedel Conservatory
FlyOver Canada Christmas
The Arts Club Presents A Christmas Story: The Musical
The Arts Club Presents: It’s A Wonderful Life
Pacific Theatre Presents: A Christmas Carol on the Air
Cirque du Soleil: Kooza
Get Snow-Globed at Harbour Centre

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